Share songs with GarageBand for iPad

1. In the My Songs browser, touch and hold the song you want to share, then tap Share.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Send the song as an audio file: Tap Song, select the desired audio quality, enter artist, composer and title information, optionally add an image for the audio file, then tap Share.

   • Send the song as an editable GarageBand project: Tap Project.

3. Tap Save to Files (if you can’t see it, tap More).

4. Tap On My iPad in the sidebar, locate and tap the GarageBand for iOS folder on the right, then tap Save.

5. Connect your iPad to your Mac using a USB cable.

6. On your Mac, open a Finder window, select your iPad in the sidebar, click Files, then click the disclosure arrow next to GarageBand in the apps list.

7. Drag the song from the GarageBand list to the Finder.

You can open a GarageBand project in GarageBand on your Mac or play the audio file in the Music app on your computer. You can’t open a GarageBand project on a Windows computer.

GarageBand uses the GarageBand File Transfer folder to store audio files that you can import into GarageBand or use with other music apps. You can copy the GarageBand File Transfer folder to your Mac to create a backup or to use the contents with other apps.

1. In the My Songs browser, touch and hold the song you want to share, then tap Share.

2. Tap Song, select the desired audio quality, enter artist, composer and title information, optionally add an image for the audio file, then tap Share.

3. Tap Save to Files (if you can’t see it, tap More).

4. Tap On My iPad in the sidebar, locate and tap the GarageBand for iOS folder on the right, tap the GarageBand File Transfer folder, then tap Save.

   A stereo audio file is saved to the GarageBand File Transfer folder.

5. Connect your iPad to your Mac using a USB cable.

6. On your Mac, open a Finder window, select your iPad, click Files, then click the disclosure arrow for GarageBand in the apps list.

   The GarageBand File Transfer folder appears.

7. Drag the GarageBand File Transfer folder to the Finder.

1. In the My Songs browser, touch and hold the song you want to share, then tap Share.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Send the song as an audio file: Tap Song, select the desired audio quality, enter artist, composer and title information, optionally add an image for the audio file, then tap Share.

   • Send the song as an editable GarageBand project: Tap Project.

3. Tap Mail.

   A new email is created with the song as an attachment.

4. In the email, enter recipient addresses and a subject line.

5. Tap the body of the email to edit the message text.

6. When the email is ready, tap the Send button .

   You can’t send the email until you add at least one recipient.

1. In the My Songs browser, touch and hold the song you want to share, tap Share, then do one of the following:

   • Send the song as an audio file: Tap Song, select the desired audio quality, enter artist, composer and title information, optionally add an image for the audio file, then tap Share.

   • Send the song as a GarageBand project: Tap Project.

2. Tap Messages.

3. Enter a recipient for the message in the To field, and optionally tap the message field and enter message text.

4. When the message is ready, tap the Send button .

   You can’t send the message until you add at least one recipient.

You can add your GarageBand song to videos you create with the Clips app, available from the App Store.

1. In the My Songs browser, touch and hold the song you want to share, then tap Share.

2. Tap Song, select the desired audio quality, enter artist, composer and title information, optionally add an image for the audio file, then tap Share.

3. Tap “Open in”, then tap Clips in the list of apps.

   The Clips app opens and shows a list of projects.

4. Tap the project you want to add the song to.

   If the video project in Clips doesn’t contain imported audio, the song is added to the project. If the project already contains imported audio, you can choose to replace it by tapping Replace.

   Important: Replacing imported audio can’t be undone.

5. Tap Done.

You can open a GarageBand song in iMovie or another app on your iPad. The app must be compatible with the iPad “Open in” feature.

1. In the My Songs browser, touch and hold the song you want to open in another app, tap Share, then do one of the following:

   • Send the song as an audio file: Tap Song, select the desired audio quality, enter artist, composer and title information, optionally add an image for the audio file, then tap Share.

   • Send the song as a GarageBand project: Tap Project.

2. Tap “Open in”, then tap an app icon.

   If there are no compatible apps on your iPad, the list is empty.

If you’ve already shared a song created on another iPhone or iPad to your Mac, you can export that song from Mac to your iPhone.

1. Connect your iPad to your Mac using a USB cable.

2. Open a Finder window on your Mac, select your iPad in the sidebar, click Files, then select GarageBand in the apps list.

3. Drag a song from your Mac desktop or from another Finder window to the GarageBand icon in the apps list.

You can now open the song in GarageBand for iPad in the My Songs browser.

You can share songs to other devices using AirDrop.

1. In the My Songs browser, tap the Select button, tap the song you want to share, tap Share, then do one of the following:

   • Send the song as an audio file: Tap Song, select the desired audio quality, enter artist, composer and title information, optionally add an image for the audio file, then tap Share.

   • Send the song as a GarageBand project: Tap Project.

2. Tap AirDrop, then tap the device you want to share with.

A notification appears on the receiving device. After the song has been downloaded to that device, it opens in GarageBand (if GarageBand is the only compatible app) or presents a list of compatible music apps.

You can invite people to collaborate with you on songs stored in iCloud Drive. When you or a collaborator closes the song or closes GarageBand, the song is updated with the latest changes in iCloud Drive. If changes made on multiple devices are out of sync, a copy of the song with the new changes is saved to the same location as the original in iCloud Drive.

1. Ensure that you are signed in to your Apple Account and that your collaborators are signed in to their Apple accounts on all devices you want to share with.

2. In the My Songs browser, tap iCloud Drive in the sidebar, and locate the song you want to share.

3. Touch and hold the song you want to share, tap Share, tap Project, tap Send Copy, then choose Collaborate from the pop-up menu.

4. Tap "Only invited people can edit”, to change access and permissions settings.

5. Do one of the following:

   • Tap Messages to share a link to your song using Messages.

   • Tap Mail to send a link to your song in an email.

1. In the My Songs browser, touch and hold the song you want to share, tap Share, then do one of the following:

   • Send the song as an audio file: Tap Song, select the desired audio quality, enter artist, composer and title information, optionally add an image for the audio file, then tap Share.

   • Send the song as a GarageBand project: Tap Project.

2. Tap the icon for the social network or service.

3. Follow the instructions in the dialog for your social network or service.

Before you can share GarageBand songs using a sharing extension, you must install one or more apps that include a sharing extension.

1. In the My Songs browser, touch and hold the song you want to share, tap Share, then tap Ringtone.

   The Export Ringtone dialog opens. By default, the ringtone uses the same name as the song.

   The maximum length for exported ringtones is 30 seconds. If the exported ringtone exceeds the maximum length, a dialog appears. Tap Continue to have GarageBand shorten the ringtone automatically, or tap Cancel to return to the song so you can shorten it.

2. To rename the ringtone, select the name and type a new name.

3. Tap Export.

4. In the dialog that appears, do one of the following:

   • Return to the My Songs browser: Tap OK.

   • Choose a use for the ringtone: Tap “Use sound as”, then do one of the following:

     • Use the ringtone as your standard ringtone, replacing the existing ringtone: Tap Standard Ringtone.

     • Use the ringtone as your standard text tone, replacing the existing text tone: Tap Standard Text Tone.

     • See a list of your contacts: Tap “Assign to contact”, then tap the contact you want to use the ringtone with.

     • Return to the My Songs browser without assigning the ringtone: Tap Done.

1. In the My Songs browser, touch and hold the song you want to share, tap Share, then tap Ringtone.

2. In the Export Ringtone dialog, tap Your Ringtones.

   A dialog opens showing all previously exported ringtones.

3. To delete a ringtone, swipe left over its name, then tap Delete.

4. When you’ve finished, tap outside of the dialog.

   To return to the Export Ringtone dialog without deleting ringtones (or if there are no existing ringtones), tap Export Ringtone.

1. In the My Songs browser, touch and hold the song you want to share, than tap Share.

2. Tap Song, select the desired audio quality, enter artist, composer and title information, then optionally add an image for the audio file.

3. Tap Share, then tap iMovie.

   Note: If you can’t see iMovie, swipe left over the row of app buttons, tap More, then tap Edit to customise your sharing options.

4. Add your idea to a new iMovie project, then share the resulting movie to YouTube or Facebook.

   If iMovie is not installed on your iPad, download it from the App Store.